Photography: The Whole Story

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A revised and updated edition of this ambitious and vibrant publication, described by <i>Black & White Photography</i> as 'superb … a wide-ranging, comprehensive and informative book that is also a pleasure to read'.

A revised and updated edition of this ambitious and vibrant publication, described by Black & White Photography as 'superb … a wide-ranging, comprehensive and informative book that is also a pleasure to read'.
Photography: The Whole Story leads you through the world’s most iconic photographs – those images that have become key reference points in our conception of ourselves and the world around us.

• Organized chronologically, it traces the evolution of photography period by period, while detailed timelines provide historical and cultural context

• The works of key photographers – such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz and Andreas Gursky – are assessed to reveal what motivated them, who influenced whom and what each was striving to achieve

• Illustrated focal points single out such aspects as use of colour and visual metaphor, quirks of composition and technical innovation

• Includes a diverse and international roster of contemporary practitioners

If you love photography and would like to know more, Photography: The Whole Story is for you.
Edition type: Revised
Extent: 576 pp
Format: Flexibound PLC (no jacket)
Publication date: 2021-03-11
Size: 24.5 x 17.2 cm
ISBN: 9780500296103

Press Reviews

Superb ... a pleasure to read
Black & White Photography

It's hard to think of a classic photo that isn't included here, and opened up by skilled and thought-provoking analysis. A beautiful volume
The Scotsman

An uncommonly impressive and well-written addition to an oversubscribed field
The World of Interiors


About the Authors

Juliet Hacking has been Programme Director of the MA in Photography (contemporary and historical) at Sotheby’s Institute of Art since 2006. She is also the author of Lives of the Great Photographers (Thames & Hudson, 2015).

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